Hello everyone! I'm taking a break from my Phineas and Ferb writing to bring you this crossover!
It came to me like this: Deryn and Alek live in a world where unnatural creatures are an everyday sight. So, what would they think of Godzilla?
Also, this is my first story with a Beta Reader. So thanks to SecretKeeper1095 for beta reading it!
So, without further ado, I give you my story...
"Another day, another mutation," Elsie muttered. "Will we ever get a break?"
"With the G-Man around, I'd say never," Randy replied. "But who cares? We get tons of monster throw-downs to enjoy!"
Elsie's response was cut off as Monique took the HEAT Seeker in a tight turn, narrowly avoiding the large serrated teeth of the mutant shark. "Get a grip, you two," Monique cut in.
"You think we'd have solved this debate before," Mendel added in.
"Enough, all of you!" Nick shouted. "We have to deal with this mutation!"
"Why don't we call Godzilla? Isn't that what we always do when there is no other way to beat-"
A loud roar cut Mendel off as a large reptilian head surfaced. Godzilla dove his head back under for a moment, resurfacing with the mutant shark in his jaws.
"Woohoo! Way to go, Big Guy!" Randy yelled.
Godzilla flung the shark onto a sandbar, effectively beaching the mutation. He then bathed the monstrous fish in atomic flame.
"And I think we're done here," Nick said.
Godzilla turned to leap back into the water. However, he paused and looked over his shoulder.
Nick, curious at this change in the normal pattern, looked in the same direction. All he could see was a line of storm clouds.
Monique raised an eyebrow as she also examined the oncoming clouds. "I think we should avoid that storm," she said quietly.
"Afraid of a little storm now, French Fry?" Elsie gibed. "So what if the weather man said there wasn't supposed to be rain today?"
"I'm not afraid of normal storms, but I am cautious about storms moving against the wind."
Mendel pulled out a pair of binoculars and examined it closer. "Monique's right. Plus, it seems to be moving really, really fast."
Nick nodded. "Get us to a safe distance," he ordered.
Just as Monique reached for the throttle, Godzilla gave a loud roar and plunged into the water, heading straight for the storm.
Nick groaned. "Change in plans. Looks like we're heading into the storm."
"Why should we follow it?" Monique questioned.
"Because Godzilla is more sensitive to this sort of thing than we are," Nick explained. "Either there is a mutation in that storm, or something else. Either way, we need to check it out."
As the HEAT Seeker turned toward the storm, Elsie said, "I hope you know what you're doing, Nick."
"So do I," Nick replied.
A pull of the lever here. A twist to a knob there. Check knee pressure; don't let it get too high.
Alek knew that introducing Clanker technology into Darwinist Britain would be an impossibility, but that didn't mean that he couldn't enjoy it himself. Even if it was no military walker, his new runabout felt much better than any beast could.
"Remind me to thank Dr. Barlow for acquiring this for me," he said.
"That bum-rag!" Bovril said. The perspicacious loris then giggled madly as he clutched at Alek's coat.
Deryn, who was riding beside Alek, grinned. "Alright, you daft prince. Speaking of the boffin, are we almost there? We don't want her mad at us!"
Alek twisted the saunters as they rounded a corner. "It's just ahead. We'll be there with plenty of time left."
Alek steered the beetle-shaped runabout through the gates. He then shut it down and climbed out. He paused to help Deryn out of the walker.
Deryn smiled. "Let's get inside. I can't stay in character much longer, you dafty."
With a chuckle, Alek led the way into the building and into an empty room. As soon as the door was shut, Deryn flung herself on Alek and gave him a passionate kiss.
"You," she muttered when they finally separated, "are a Dummkopf. You know how I react to that."
Alek laughed softly. "And you know I can't help it, either. It was how I was raised, and I can't go around treating my fiancé any different."
Deryn giggled. "Of course not, your princeliness." She pulled him into another kiss.
They were so immersed in each other that they failed to hear the door open, or hear Bovril mutter, "Dummköpfe." However, they did hear the "Ahem" of their discoverer.
"Dr. Barlow!" Alek exclaimed.
The perspicacious loris on her shoulder muttered, "Late." Dr. Barlow nodded. "It seems you two have forgotten the meeting you were called here for. You are late."
Alek and Deryn reluctantly detached themselves from each other.
Dr. Barlow continued, "Not to mention the scandal that would have been made if I had not been the one to stumble upon you two. Until Mr. Sharp is allowed to divulge that particular secret, you two ought to better control yourselves in public. Or, as in this case, when there are others in the same building. Now, come along; we have a meeting to attend."
Alek and Deryn nodded. As they followed the boffin to the meeting, they glanced at each other. Words went unspoken, but feelings were evident, and the two smiled. They could wait. For now.
When Dr. Barlow led them into the meeting room, the two were surprised to find a rather loud conversation already going. It was only when Dr. Barlow sat down that the room quieted.
"Well, you young ones took your time," a man with a long, grey beard said.
"Well, we might as well tell them what they need to hear, since they apparently have better things to do than listen to us adults," replied another man, this one with thick, grey mustache.
Alek chuckled as Dr. Barlow replied, "Was that really necessary, Count?"
Count Volger smirked. "Of course. It wouldn't be proper to let Alek and Dylan miss learning about respecting their elders."
"Aye," Deryn chimed in, "We do. We might respect you more, Count, if you started using a cane."
Both Barlow and Volger glared at Deryn, but the remainder of the table laughed. "I always enjoy these theatrics," the man with the beard said, "but we do have a meeting to continue."
"Quite," Volger said. "You two," he began, pointing at Alek and Deryn, "remember the Behemoth?"
The two nodded.
"Well, it appears the general public wants to see it is properly controllable before more are fabricated. As such, the Navy will be conducting a demonstration off the coast of Brighten tomorrow. And we want to make sure that nothing goes wrong."
"That's why we'll be sending you two," Barlow said. "Alek, you are the best mechanic in the Society. You will be on-board the HMS Erin to make sure none of the machines break down."
Alek nodded.
"Dylan," she continued, "you one of our most promising Fabricator candidates. As you already know the behavior of the Behemoth, you will observe the demonstration from the Erin to ensure that there is an expert on the Behemoth if things do go wrong."
"Expert?" Deryn asked. "I'm no expert. Why not send an actual boffin instead of me?"
"Because you are the best available."
That shut Deryn up. She nodded, looking somewhat cowed.
"Well, I think that covers everything," the bearded man said. "I'm sure the two of you can get to Brighten on your own. You may leave."
They quickly backed out of the room. As they closed the doors, they could hear conversation breaking out again.
"Well, this will be interesting," Alek muttered.
"What will? Us being shoved back into close quarters? Or the beastie's demonstration?"
Alek smiled. "Both."
Deryn sighed. While she had hoped that she would be able to spend some time alone with Alek, their duties had prevented any such interaction. She was beginning to wonder if they should just out their secret and be done with it. After all, it wasn't like the fact of her being a girl being known would change how she acted.
She smiled as she thought of being able to kiss Alek in public. I guess some things would change, she thought.
She glanced down at her hand. Although it was not often there, her hand felt bare without her engagement ring.
Deryn remembered how Alek had taken her up in a hot air balloon, just to propose. It had been barking romantic of him.
The more he did things like that, the more Deryn came to like it. She chuckled, thinking how much more girly she was becoming.
Of course, she could still beat Alek in arm-wrestling any day.
"Mister Sharp?"
"Hm?" She looked up to see the Behemoth-tender at his post.
"We're about to start the demonstration. Are you ready?" he asked, looking a little miffed.
"Of course, you bum-rag," she snapped. She couldn't believe she had zoned out like that. She hadn't done that in weeks, and somehow she was doing it today of all days.
"If you're sure." He didn't look entirely convinced, but Deryn was considered a boffin now and he couldn't go against her in this area. "Let's begin then."
"About barking time," Deryn muttered.
The storm tossed them to and fro, but Monique kept the HEAT Seeker on Godzilla's tail.
"Hard to believe a storm like this appearing next to Manhattan without any warning," Mendel yelped as he was thrown into a chair.
Nick felt something in his mind click. "We've seen something like this before."
Elsie gasped. "That time storm!"
"Time storm?" Mendel asked.
"Remember those Dragma creatures?" Randy said. "We came out of some freaky storm that took us into the future. This storm looks almost exactly the same!"
"But why is Godzilla attracted to this storm?" Monique asked while struggling with the steering. "Last time it wasn't affected even when it was right beneath us."
"Last time he was under water when it appeared," Elsie concluded. "Perhaps he can't sense them while under water."
"Heads up, people. We're coming out of the storm." Nick leaned towards the window. "Be ready for anything."
Deryn watched as the spotlights highlighted the ironclad. Deryn noted its bloodstained and torn deck as the spotlights flashed through their colors - first purple, then green, and ending with blood red.
Deryn could actually hear the gasp from the spectators on the shore when the Behemoth surfaced and spread its tentacles toward the ship. Deryn, however, just watched. She had seen the beastie take out a fully-manned ironclad at Istanbul. Watching it do the same to a broken-down wreck was just boring.
The Behemoth drew the ironclad toward itself. Then it paused.
Deryn sat up straight. This was new.
The Behemoth suddenly released the ship and dived, leaving nothing but waves where it had been before.
"What happened?" the tender shouted.
Deryn glanced around, looking for some clue to why the beastie had abandoned its prey. That's when she noticed a large wake approaching from the direction of the Atlantic.
When she saw the fins break the surface, she realized it was another beastie, and a large one at that.
"There's another beastie out there!" she shouted. "The Behemoth doesn't want to share its 'meal,' so it's going to drive away that beastie!"
As the crew began to scramble about, she noticed a ship approaching from the same direction as the new beastie.
"There's something on the sonar," Monique suddenly announced.
"What is it?" Nick asked.
"Not sure, but it's big."
"How big?" Randy asked.
Monique looked at the image for a second. "I'd estimate it at about 600 feet long."
"A mutation?" Nick inquired.
"Perhaps. It is heading straight for Godzilla."
Nick looked up as Godzilla's wake vanished. "I guess we're about to find out."
Deryn ran to the stern of the ship, wanting to get a better look at what was riling the Behemoth up. After all, the Behemoth was the largest fabricated beastie in the sea, and no natural beastie could match it. Whatever it was about to fight wouldn't last long.
As she watched the water, the ship she had seen earlier slowed until it stopped just about where the new beastie had gone under.
"Oi! Get out of here!" she yelled. "Can't you tell when there's a beastie on the loose?"
She saw a few strangely dressed people come out, but they only peered into the water.
"Civilians..." Deryn muttered.
The water began to churn, and blood colored the water. Deryn shook her head. The Behemoth was a messy eater.
She turned as she heard footsteps behind her. Alek joined her, only to point to the water and ask, "What's happening?"
Deryn scoffed. "Some beastie just became chow for the Behemoth, that's all."
"Really?" Alek asked. "Then what is that?"
Deryn looked back to the water. Pieces of tentacles were floating to the surface.
She heard a faint shout and saw one of the people on the strange ship jumping up and throwing a hand in the air.
"Those bum rags!" Deryn spat. "They were after the Behemoth!" She looked to Alek. "Think we should tell the captain?"
Alek looked at the ship. "I don't think they were after the Behemoth."
"Why not?"
"Because they're heading straight for us."
Deryn watched as the ship turned and headed straight for the Erin.
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Nick?" Mendel asked. "That looks like a warship."
Nick nodded. "It does, but it's the only ship around and I want to know where we are."
He looked at Monique. "Anything on that mystery creature?"
Monique shook her head. "Whatever it is, it is still fighting Godzilla."
"After the thrashing it took?" Randy exclaimed. "That is one tough monster!"
"We are almost alongside the ship," Monique announced.
"Time to meet the new neighbors," Elsie murmured.
They headed on deck and glanced up at the ship. Two young boys stood there while the remainder of the crew ran about in what seemed like panic.
"Oi!" shouted the taller of the two boys, "what are you bum-rags doing? Can't you see that you're messing up a military demonstration?"
"Told you it was a warship," Mendel chimed in.
Nick ignored him. "Are you aware of the creatures down there?" he asked, pointing at the churning water.
"Aye, we're aware. What was the big idea, herding that beastie over here? You've gone and distracted the Behemoth!" The tall boy glared at them, while the other boy stood in silence.
"More military big shots trying to use dangerous mutations," Elsie moaned. "When will they learn?"
Nick looked back. "Hold on, Elsie. Remember we don't know what time period we're in. Perhaps in this future, this is a common occurrence." He turned back to the boys. "Can you tell me where we are and what the date is? We've been out of contact for a while."
The shorter of the two boys answered, "You are just south of Britain. It is January 27th, 1916."
There's the start! Now, there are bound to be some questions, like what happened to the Behemoth and Godzilla. Don't worry, they will be answered. Some next chapter, a few later on.
So, please review and tell me what you think!